Denbighshire

American

[den-bee-sheer, -sher] / ˈdɛn biˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in northern Wales. 326 sq. mi. (844 sq. km).

Denbighshire British

/ ˈdɛnbɪˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

a county of N Wales: split between Clwyd and Gwynedd in 1974; reinstated with different boundaries in 1996: borders the Irish Sea, with the Cambrian Mountains in the south: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Ruthin. Pop: 94 900 (2003 est). Area: 844 sq km (327 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Denbighshire

From Welsh Dinbych + shire ( def. )

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Denbighshire

He has since undergone radiotherapy and ongoing chemotherapy treatments at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Rhyl, Denbighshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Caernarfon Crown Court heard she had passed information to the bouncer when she was previously an officer in Rhyl, Denbighshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The devastating news about Ruthin School in Denbighshire was delivered the day before children broke up for summer.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

A previous pub on the site in Rhyl, Denbighshire, had focused on night-time trade.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

St. Cynhafal’s well, on a hillside in Llangynhafal parish, Denbighshire, is one of those curing wells in which pins are thrown.

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes

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